Leading Edge with Scent Ep 14 | Nadine’s WPL heroics, SA U19 worries & SA20 review
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Leading Edge with Scent Ep 14 is a proper catch-up episode to start the year.
We open with the WPL, where Nadine de Klerk delivers a statement all-round performance: four wickets and a ridiculous last-over finish to seal the match. Moments like that are exactly why the conversation keeps coming back to it: South Africa is ready for a Women’s SA20. The quality is there, the drama is there, and the audience is there.
From there we touch on women’s international talking points, including the ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees for December (Laura Wolvaardt, Suné Luus, Shafali Verma) and what that says about form and momentum heading into the year.
We then shift to the youth game. The SA U19 girls are in action against Zimbabwe in a T20 series, and we’ll do a deeper squad review in a dedicated episode. On the boys side, Scent shares honest concerns ahead of the U19 World Cup. Recent series results, handling shortened rain-affected matches, and the ability to compete against strong Asian sides are all question marks — but it’s also a development tournament, and the focus should be on growth, resilience, and performing when it counts.
We wrap with a midseason SA20 review: MI Cape Town’s slow start and where it’s going wrong (both bat and ball), the wider Shamsi–CSA situation, Paarl Royals proving a lot of people wrong with smart recruitment and big performances, and why Sunrisers look like the most complete side right now. There’s been everything already this season — big innings, big wickets, chaos moments, returns from injury — and we’ll go deeper in the next show (ideally with a guest for a full SA20 breakdown).
Produced by Roundly Podcast Studio.
We open with the WPL, where Nadine de Klerk delivers a statement all-round performance: four wickets and a ridiculous last-over finish to seal the match. Moments like that are exactly why the conversation keeps coming back to it: South Africa is ready for a Women’s SA20. The quality is there, the drama is there, and the audience is there.
From there we touch on women’s international talking points, including the ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees for December (Laura Wolvaardt, Suné Luus, Shafali Verma) and what that says about form and momentum heading into the year.
We then shift to the youth game. The SA U19 girls are in action against Zimbabwe in a T20 series, and we’ll do a deeper squad review in a dedicated episode. On the boys side, Scent shares honest concerns ahead of the U19 World Cup. Recent series results, handling shortened rain-affected matches, and the ability to compete against strong Asian sides are all question marks — but it’s also a development tournament, and the focus should be on growth, resilience, and performing when it counts.
We wrap with a midseason SA20 review: MI Cape Town’s slow start and where it’s going wrong (both bat and ball), the wider Shamsi–CSA situation, Paarl Royals proving a lot of people wrong with smart recruitment and big performances, and why Sunrisers look like the most complete side right now. There’s been everything already this season — big innings, big wickets, chaos moments, returns from injury — and we’ll go deeper in the next show (ideally with a guest for a full SA20 breakdown).
Produced by Roundly Podcast Studio.
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:20 Welcome back for the new year
- 00:27 What’s been happening in SA cricket
- 01:06 WPL starts: Nadine de Klerk spotlight
- 03:47 Nadine vs Nat Sciver-Brunt battle + 4-for
- 05:44 The last over finish (18 needed)
- 07:24 Call for a Women’s SA20
- 09:03 ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees
- 10:41 Proteas women form notes (Wolvaardt + Suné)
- 12:26 SA U19 girls vs Zimbabwe update
- 13:33 SA U19 boys: concerns ahead of World Cup
- 14:25 U19 World Cup group + Tanzania note
- 16:21 India series recap + issues exposed
- 19:11 Perspective: development World Cup
- 20:41 SA20 midseason check-in begins
- 21:33 Shamsi vs CSA situation
- 23:47 MI Cape Town: bowling + batting problems
- 26:17 MI batting: Rickelton, Rassie, Pooran
- 30:16 MI playoff chances
- 30:48 Paarl Royals rise (surprise package)
- 36:42 Sunrisers: why they look complete
- 39:20 Wrap + next episode tease
- 40:12 Outro
- 40:30 Final sting
